"Ice Is Forming Moon" 2015
Photo by J. Harrington
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November is the month of Ice Is Forming Moon, "gashkadino-giizis," which will be full (and a "Supermoon") on November 14. According to Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission's 2016 Phenology Calendar, this is also the month of "Waterfowl leave lakes; first snow; black bears find dens; deer in rut."
Early November open water, St. Croix River
Photo by J. Harrington
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The phenology calendar at Aldo Leopold Foundation notes this first week of November is when Sandhill Cranes and White-throated sparrows may last be seen and Pine Siskins may arrive. In fact, those three events cover pretty much the whole month.
The extended (10 day) forecast displayed on my mobile phone doesn't foretell any temperatures below 30F. That may affect the departure of Sandhill Cranes and Waterfowl, as well as any ice forming on lakes and ponds. We're not quite there yet, but I can almost hear the Daughter Person complaining about the prospect of a brown Christmas. Since I'm currently running a deficit of time spent watching the local rivers flow, and I've always enjoyed watching flowing waters more than ice forming, I'm going to try to take advantage of nature's beneficence this year and play some catch up over the next week or two. Who knows, I may even stumble upon the swans that are supposed to over-Winter near Hudson.
Analysis of Baseball
By May Swenson
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